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TransferWise and Mastercard Further Enhance Their Global Partnership
Mastercard and TransferWise have announced an expanded partnership to enable the issuance of cards in any market around the world where Mastercard is accepted and TransferWise is licensed for its multi-currency borderless account. TransferWise has been working with Mastercard since the
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GBG Invests US$7M in CredoLab’s Series A Funding Round
GBG, an identity data intelligence specialist, announced that it has led the US$7 million Series A investment round in CredoLab, a developer of bank-grade digital risk scorecards. Established in Singapore in 2016, CredoLab is said to have approved over US$2
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Rapyd Partners ERA and LytePay to Launch E-Wallet for Real Estate Salespersons
Rapyd, a Fintech-as-a-Service company, and LytePay, a Singapore-based financial solutions provider for those who are self-employed, have announced their collaboration to launch a business wallet with a complementary Mastercard payment card for local real estate salespersons of ERA Singapore. Real
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How to Adopt the Enhanced Version of 3-D Secure for Improved User Experience
Changing customer expectations, the ubiquity of mobile phones and an evolving regulatory landscape are rapidly making the 3D Secure (3DS) standard obsolete. To address customers’ demand for a frictionless e-commerce experience, market participants must adopt 3DS 2.0, experts say. What
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DBS Ex-Chief Innovation Officer Neal Cross Recounts His Journey from Banker to Entrepreneur
In just two years of commercial operation, Australian wealthtech startup PictureWealth has grown to more than AUD$2 billion in funds under advice, annualized revenues of AUD$20 million, and a client base of over 40,000 customers. This year only, the fast-growing
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Insurtech Platform Igloo Lands Partnership With Union Bank and Akulaku for Micro-Insurance
Igloo, Singapore-headquartered insurtech firm, announced partnerships with Union Bank of the Philippines and Indonesia’s Akulaku to offer micro-insurance policies. Akulaku is one of Indonesia’s most well-funded fintech startups who is best known for their “buy now, pay later” service. Igloo
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Who is The Winner in Indonesia’s E-Wallet War?
iPrice Group collaborated with App Annie, an app market data and insight company, to summarise updates on e-wallet app platforms in Indonesia from Q2 2019 until 2020. Here are 7 major findings on e-wallets in Indonesia: 1. Local Players Dominate
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How One Singaporean Company Came to Dominate the SEO Industry
The Search Engine Optimization (SEO) industry is as old as search engines themselves, but it wasn’t all that complex pre-millennium. The algorithms that determined the search engine results have become much more nuanced, with a far greater amount of variables.
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Standard Chartered Hires Judo Bank’s Co-Founder to Reportedly Work on Digital Bank in Singapore
Standard Chartered is working with Singapore’s National Trade Union Congress (NTUC) Enterprise on its second digital-only bank in Asia, people familiar with the matter told media. The new initiative is still at an early stage, the persons said, and has
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Fintech Report Reveals Top Differentiators That Will Help You Better Engage Mobile Users
A changing landscape requires a new mindset By providing great user experience, a variety of money management tools, lower fees and extensive security features, mobile-first fintech apps are setting a new benchmark for handling personal finances. While these apps grow
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